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June 23, 2022

Governments need to fix housing crisis

A major new study warns that a chronic lack of affordable housing is set to cost Australian taxpayers $25 billion a year if no action is […]
June 20, 2022

State Government urged to invest in rural Victorian ‘childcare deserts’ as $9b investment welcomed

Rural Councils Victoria has welcomed the State Government’s announcement of a $9 billion investment in early childhood education over the next 10 years. Rural Councils Victoria […]
May 24, 2022

Rural Councils Victoria congratulates the newly elected Albanese Government

Rural Councils Victoria offers our congratulations to the newly elected federal government. Rural Councils Victoria Chair Cr Mary-Ann Brown said: “We look forward to working closely […]
May 16, 2022

Australia needs a Federal Minister for Natural Disasters

Rural Councils Victoria is calling on the next Federal Government to appoint a special minister who has the power to mitigate, manage and plan the recovery […]
May 13, 2022

Candidates urged to help fix rural roads

Rural Councils Victoria is calling on all candidates in the upcoming federal election to commit to helping save lives and create jobs by funding much-needed repairs […]
May 12, 2022

Election candidates should commit to fixing rural housing crisis

Rural Councils Victoria is calling on all candidates in the upcoming federal election to commit to fixing the housing crisis in rural Victoria.  Rural Councils Victoria […]
May 4, 2022

State budget ‘disappoints’ rural communities

RCV is disappointed that 2022 Victorian State Budget has failed to deliver for rural Victorians.  RCV Chair Mary-Ann Brown said:  “The budget papers say there is […]
May 2, 2022

RCV April news update 2022

The RCV April 2022 update was distributed on Monday 2 May 2022.  The newsletter can be found at this link.
April 29, 2022

Federal candidates urged to commit to solving rural aged care crisis

Rural Councils Victoria is calling on all Victorian candidates in the upcoming federal election to commit to solving a looming aged care crisis across rural and […]
April 13, 2022
RCV 2022 Federal Election Platform

Download RCV’s 2022 Federal Election Platform

2022 Federal Election Platform is available for download as a PDF. Please read the document and when communicating with your Federal MPs and candidates, please let […]
April 4, 2022

RCV Federal platform launches today

Rural Councils Victoria is today (4 April 2022) launching the RCV Federal Election Platform. The virtual launch takes place today at 4pm at this link. A […]
March 31, 2022

RCV March 2022 update

The RCV March 2022 update was distributed on Thursday 31 March 2022. The newsletter can be found at this link. To subscribe to the RCV newsletter […]
March 30, 2022

Budget ‘disappointing’ for rural Victorians

Rural Councils Victoria has expressed disappointment at the lack of new or specific rural Victorian projects in the Federal Government’s 2022 Budget. Rural Councils Victoria Chair […]
February 8, 2022

Government survey reveals poor state of digital services

A new government survey shows that the State Government’s $550 million Connecting Victoria program won’t be enough to bring reliable and better broadband and mobile connectivity […]
December 7, 2021

Rural housing crisis costs jobs, $1bn

Housing shortfall costs rural Victorian jobs and up to $1 billion in lost Gross Regional Product, new report finds  Rural communities across Victoria need more than […]
October 22, 2021

New tax could snuff out population growth in rural Victoria

A Windfall Gains Tax, due to be debated in the Victorian Parliament on Monday (25 October) would place another barrier in the way of providing much-needed […]
October 7, 2021

RCV welcomes $8 million transformation fund

RCV has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of $8 million to support Victoria’s 38 rural councils to deliver exciting projects that improve services and provide value […]
September 30, 2021

Contact your nbn local team

Who are nbn Local? nbn Local is a community engagement unit within nbn’s Regional Development & Engagement branch.  Our purpose is to lift digital capability at […]
September 3, 2021

Rural Victoria needs better infrastructure

Rural Councils Victoria welcomes today’s (3 September 2021) publication of Infrastructure Australia’s Reforms to Meet Australia’s Future Infrastructure Needs, a major report on Australia’s infrastructure needs […]
August 25, 2021

Website to help food manufacturers invest in rural Victoria

Rural Councils Victoria has created a new digital information asset to help food and beverage manufacturers expand their businesses or to invest in rural Victoria for […]

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